THE OBJECT-LESSON
by Gorey, Edward
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday & Co, 1958. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fair. oblong octavo,tan illustrated hardback, 1st ed. (stated 1958) , unpaginated, NO DJ. Exterior soiled with silverfish nibbles along edges, joints cracked (binding altogether not very attractive). Endpapers foxed with scattered minor foxing in text.
Synopsis
Inspired by Samuel Foote's poem, "The Grand Panjandrum," The Object-Lesson presents a stunning series of seemingly random and unrelated events. A missing artificial limb, ghostly spectres, and the statue of Corrupted Endeavour all have a place in this enigmatic tale, which combines elements of French surrealism, Japanese haiku, and lots of good fun. With its humorous obscurity and puzzling intrigues, The Object-Lesson delights and provokes.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CE236992
- Title
- THE OBJECT-LESSON
- Author
- Gorey, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- HUMOR
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About the Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
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Glossary
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....